Juicing Organic v Non-Organic

Today the milkman delivered: • 5 potatoes • 4 raw beetroot • 3 huge mushrooms • 3 onions • 3 carrots • Fennel • Cabbage
The odd shapes and sizes of the beetroot remind me of the Evolution of Man diagram. But it doesn’t matter what they look like because this bunch is destined for the [...]

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Bendy Celery and Chocolate Beetroot Cake

Celery, apple and garlic juice
The celery is bendable, it isn’t the crunchiest and the weather’s a little too cold for salad, so I decide that this bunch is destined for the juicer. Half a bunch of celery, three apples and two cloves of garlic later I have a juice that may look like a urine [...]

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Beetroot Juice – a Drink That’s Good for the Blood

I am more than half way through my veg box week and there’s much more than half the veg still left. I think it takes a little time to get used to changing the way you eat.
Beetroot Juice
The raw beetroot was always destined for the juicer, so I grab a few more ingredients – [...]

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Beetroot Soup and Beetroot Nutrients

Beetroot is one of those veggies I’ve always eyed with suspicion so, rather than having it staring at me all week, I thought my pack of cooked beetroot should be the next on the chopping block. After searching for ideas, I decided that a beetroot soup was in order.
Basic Beetroot Soup
I took one of the [...]

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